She gritted her teeth and bolted forward. Noticing that the other three contestants had already skipped through the horse, she endured the pain and kept running. With her hands supporting the horse, she gently crossed over it. Sadly, she stepped too heavily and stumbled.
"Ah!"
The moment she fell to the ground, she felt an insurmountable pain. Her hamstring seemed to be broken.
Victor's female companion ran the fastest, but he couldn't keep his eyes away from Ena. This silly girl! They were just playing a game. She was obviously crippled already, but she still pushed through! How idiotic and stubborn she was! She looked like a dork when she was rope skipping.
"Victor! Hurry up!"
While he was thinking, his companion had already reached him. Victor frowned, took off the hula hoops, turned around, carried his female companion, and dived into the water.
Elliana followed them, jumping on the back of her partner. After getting into the water, she glanced at Ena's direction.
"Come on, Ena, you can do it!" Karson cheered while spinning the hoops. "Just one more!"
After finishing the rope with her last strength, Ena hobbled towards Karson. Karson squatted down and
carried her into the water.
"Sorry, I'm the last one..." Guilt and regret were all over her face.
"It doesn't matter!" He smiled. "You did your best. That's more than enough!"
As soon as the two of them reached the floating board, they heard a whistle from the referee. "The game is over!"
Elliana was completely wet. Standing on the floating board, she waved her hands and shouted like a victorious queen, "I did it! I won!"
Ena looked at her. Her heart felt like it sank to the bottom of the swimming pool.
'Sure enough, some things are destined to happen. No matter how hard you've worked, you can't be as brilliant as others; and no matter how hard you try, some things would never belong to you,' she said to herself.
"Well, the game is over. You may swim back!" the host shouted from the other end of the swimming pool.
"The result is clear now," Elliana said as she passed by Ena.
Ena did not feel reconciled. All she could do was let out an exasperated sigh. She tried to swim back, but she felt that her ankle was swollen and she was unable to move. By accident, her head abruptly plunged into the water.
"Ena! Are you all right? Grab my hand!" Karson, who was standing next to her, immediately pulled her up.
Victor clenched his fists behind his back. Just now, he was further away from Ena than Karson, and only a second slower than his reaction.
"Ahem..." Ena choked on water. She waved her hand after she coughed everything out. "I'm fine. I'm fine."
"You must have hurt your foot earlier," said Karson, shaking his head. He held her arm and placed it on his back. "Come on, I'll swim back with you on my back."
"No, thanks!" Ena shook her head, but Karson dragged her away regardless of her response.
When they reached the shore, She took off her flippers and rolled up her trousers. Her left ankle had been swollen into an appalling bluish purple.
"Oh my God, Ena, what happened to your ankle?" the host shouted.
"I fell down by accident earlier, but I'm fine." Ena shook her head and smiled.
"Even if she's injured, she still insisted on finishing the game," the host said emotionally. "Although Ena did not get the victory she deserved, her fighting spirit is a lesson to us all! Let's give her a round of applause!"
The clatter of hands resounded in the area.
All of them engaged in applause. Ena humbly said, "Thank you, everyone."
It didn't matter if she worked hard. The victory was someone else's, and so was Victor.
"OK, that's all for today's shooting!"
As soon as it was finished, Ena's agent rushed to her side. Looking at her red and swollen foot, he exclaimed, "Oh my God, how did this happen? Hurry up, go back to your room. I'll get you a doctor right away!"
"Okay. Thank you." Ena nodded. In the corner of her eyes, she saw that Victor was talking to Elliana. All of a sudden, she felt like her heart was being stabbed repeatedly. The injury on her foot was nothing compared to his apathy.
Afterwards, she was carried to the car by several staff.
"It was you, wasn't it?" With one hand in his pocket, Victor glared at Elliana and asked, "Why did you trip her?"
Elliana shrugged and said, "It's a game. Everyone should be open-minded. I just wanted to obstruct her, and add a comedic factor to the show. I didn't expect her to fall so miserably."
"I sincerely hope that was your intention." With a cold look in his eyes, Victor turned around and was about to leave.
"Victor, since you care about her so much, why do you keep pretending that you don't care about her?" Elliana grabbed his sleeve.
"That's none of your business. Besides, it's impossible for the two of us to be together. Don't vent your frustrations on Ena. She's innocent."
"You won't know the result until you've fought for it!" Elliana raised her chin. "It is my business because I like you!" Then she turned around and walked away.
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